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  • MHI Vestas SOV Hits the Water (Video)

    23 June 2017
    Operations & Maintenance, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Cemre Shipyard in Turkey has organised a launching ceremony for a service operation vessel (SOV) ordered by Esvagt and chartered by MHI Vestas Offshore Wind.

  • ZPMC Signs Wind Farm Installation Vessel Deal

    22 October 2014
    Business & Finance, Vessels

    Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industries (ZPMC) has signed a contract with CCCC Third Harbor Engineering for the construction of China’s most advanced wind farm installation vessel. The vessel with a 1000-ton capacity will be equipped with the latest jack up system developed by ZPMC. It will feature a hydraulic lifting system that uses cylindrical legs enabling […]

  • Saft Provides Backup Power for Amrumbank West Offshore Wind Farm

    27 June 2016

    Saft has supplied its Uptimax nickel battery systems for E.ON’s Amrumbank West offshore wind farm. Saft has provided a total of 80 Saft Uptimax battery systems – one for each turbine. In the event of an interruption to the main power supply, the batteries are designed to deliver peak power for essential safety systems for […]

  • Government Approves Enterprise Zone Within Port Of Grimsby (UK)

    1 December 2011
    Business & Finance, Ports & Logistics

      NORTH East Lincolnshire has received approval for an 11-hectare Enterprise Zone (EZ) within the Port Of Grimsby. The EZ will specifically target operations and maintenance (O&M) and associated supply chain activity for the renewables industry. The Port Of Grimsby EZ will form part of the wider Humber Enterprise Zone and the creation of a […]

  • EU-Funded Project Brings New Coating Solution to Market

    22 February 2017
    Operations & Maintenance, R&D, Technology

    An aluminium-based coating for offshore energy installations, developed under the EU-funded ACORN project and is said to provide better protection and to be more environmentally friendly, has reached commercial stage.

  • EWE places order for German offshore wind farm with Siemens

    7 April 2010

    Siemens Energy has been contracted by EWE AG and ENOVA GmbH & Co KG to supply 30 wind turbines for the Riffgat wind farm in the North Sea. With a total installed capacity of 108 megawatts (MW) the wind farm will supply approximately 100,000 German households with ecofriendly electricity starting in late 2012. Siemens has […]

  • US Proposes Offshore Wind Lease Sale in Carolina Long Bay

    29 October 2021
    Authorities

    The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) will publish a Proposed Sale Notice (PSN) for offshore wind development in federal waters off North Carolina and South Carolina  in the Federal Register on 1 November. Issuing the PSN will open a 60-day period for public comments and for any prospective bidders wishing to participate in the lease sale […]

  • Fugro to Make Beatrice OWF UXO Free Ahead of Construction

    28 September 2016
    Wind Farm Update

    Fugro has placed surrogate unexploded ordnance (UXO) items on the seabed at the Beatrice offshore wind farm area to enable towed magnetometer verification as part of the pre-construction UXO survey, according to Brown & May Marine. The surrogate units are inert and do not contain any explosive charge. After completing the UXO survey of the nearshore extent of the […]

  • Gardline Congratulates Forewind on Creyke Beck Consent

    25 February 2015
    R&D

    Gardline Environmental Limited (GEL) has congratulated Forewind in gaining consent from Department for Energy and Climate Change (DECC) for Dogger Bank Creyke Beck, the first phase offshore wind energy development in the Dogger Bank Zone. It is the largest offshore wind project to win consent to date anywhere in the world. GEL’s Marine Wildlife Department played […]

  • UK: Wind Energy Breaks Records in December

    3 January 2014

    Wind power production broke a record last month in the UK. A total of 2,841,080 megawatt hours (MWh) of electricity were generated by wind power for the National Grid, enough to power 5.7 million British homes. The previous monthly record was achieved in October 2013 and amounted to 1,956,437 MWh. Maf Smith, Deputy Chief Executive […]

  • AW Energy to Invest €25 Mln in Wave Energy Project

    9 October 2014
    Business & Finance

    The Finnish company, AW Energy, announced it will invest EUR 25 million in wave energy project off Peniche coast. According to John Lilijelund, executive chairman of the company, the funds will be used for the construction, assembly and installation of 16 wave energy devices with total capacity of 5.6 megawatts. “The next step is to […]

  • FINO 1 Measurement Equipment Upgraded

    16 November 2015
    R&D, Technology

    In order to improve quality and capabilities of the reference met mast measurements at FINO1, DEWI has recently upgraded the acquisition modules and data logging system on the research platform, NORCOWE reported. The new measurement system, among other things, enables higher frequency data sampling (typically 1Hz), as compared to the previous limitation of 10 min […]

  • UAE: Lamprell Releases Update on Debt Facilities

    1 August 2013
    Business & Finance

    Lamprell, a leading provider of diversified engineering and contracting services to the onshore and offshore oil & gas and renewable energy industries, announced that, further to its announcement on 19 July 2013, the Group has satisfied the conditions for utilisation on its new banking facilities and that Lamprell has now drawn down on these facilities. […]

  • VIDEO: WavEC Deploys Monitoring Buoy in Portugal

    5 August 2014
    R&D

    On July 29, WavEC Offshore Renewables successfully launched the first prototype of the offshore monitoring buoy being developed under the KIC-OTS program in Algés at the mouth of the river Tagus, Portugal.  The operation was a result of two years of research, design and implementation. The buoy has been designed and equipped to aid in the […]

  • MMT to Survey UK-Norway HVDC Cable Route

    30 March 2012
    Grid Connection

    Statnett and National Grid are jointly developing a project to construct a High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) electrical interconnector between Norway and Great Britain. MMT will be performing the route survey for this project between Hylen, Norway and Blyth, UK. The survey will be performed April – August 2012. The length of the cable route […]

  • Tidal Energy Projects in Ramsey Sound off Pembrokeshire Gets Go Ahead From DECC (UK)

    31 March 2011
    Authorities

    An innovative new project to generate tidal energy in Ramsey Sound off Pembrokeshire was today given the go ahead by Energy and Climate Change Secretary Chris Huhne. Tidal Energy Limited’s 1.2MW ‘Deltastream’ device will provide green electricity to the local distribution network during its 12 month test period, with the potential to power up to […]

  • Royal Dirkzwager to Monitor Luchterduinen Project

    7 August 2014

    The Offshore & Pilotage Services Group of Dirkzwager has started its contribution to the Luchterduinen Windfarm construction project. This project will be executed by Van Oord Offshore Wind Project for the partnership of Eneco and Mitsuibishi and will deliver an offshore wind farm consisting of 43 wind turbines. Together with its Norwegian technology partner Vissim, Royal Dirkzwager […]

  • Bibby WaveMaster 1 Hits W2W Milestone at Galloper OWF

    25 October 2017
    Vessels

    Bibby WaveMaster 1 has completed over 200 personnel walk-to-work (W2W) transfers while serving at the Galloper offshore wind farm.

  • SOV Edda Mistral Booked Until September 2024 as Ørsted Extends Its Hornsea One Contract

    2 February 2023
    Contracts & Tenders, Vessels

    Edda Wind and Ørsted have extended their five-year agreement for the Service Operation Vessel (SOV) Edda Mistral, which is now set to stay on Hornsea One offshore wind farm until the end of August 2024. The SOV has been operating at Hornsea One in the UK since 2018, having started its charter contract with Ørsted […]

  • Gamesa Increases Net Profit by 67 pct (Spain)

    13 May 2011
    Business & Finance

      Progress in internationalisation, efficient management and the recovery in all business lines enabled Gamesa to end the first quarter of 2011 with solid results and notable growth in its key figures; as a result, the company has already covered the bulk of its wind turbine sales guidance for the year and maintains earnings, working […]

  • 100 Turbines Up at Gemini

    13 July 2016
    Wind Farm Update

    Van Oord has installed the 100th turbine at the 600MW Gemini offshore wind farm off the coast of the Netherlands. The installation of the 150 4MW Siemens turbines started in February 2016 when Van Oord’s offshore installation vessel, Aeolus, transported the first six turbines from the port of Esbjerg and installed them at the site some 85 kilometres north of […]

  • Spain: Iberdrola to Focus on Network and Renewables

    24 October 2012
    Business & Finance

    IBERDROLA projects average Ebitda and net earnings for the 2012-2014 period in line with the €7.65 billion and €2.8 billion recorded in 2011, enabling it to continue remunerating shareholders at a gross annual average of about €0.3 per share. The Group will achieve this through a strategy focused on moderating investments, which will be directed […]

  • SMC to Carry Out Foundation Inspection at Ørsted’s German, UK OWFs

    24 June 2020
    Operations & Maintenance

    Specialist Marine Consultants (SMC) has been awarded two contracts by Ørsted for above-water structural inspection of the wind turbine foundations at the developer’s offshore wind farms in Germany and the UK. Ørsted has four operational offshore wind farms in Germany and eleven in the UK. SMC has not disclosed which, if not all, projects will […]

  • All Round 3.2 Offshore Wind Contracts Submitted in Taiwan

    13 May 2025
    Authorities, Planning & Permitting

    All five projects that were awarded capacity in Taiwan’s 3.2 offshore wind tender round have submitted their contracts to the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOE). According to MOE, one developer had already submitted its contract, while the remaining four filed their contract applications for the signing process on 9 May. Taiwan’s Energy Department under the […]

  • First Power Flows from China’s Farthest Offshore Wind Farm

    9 July 2025
    Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The first batch of turbines from an 800 MW offshore wind project in Dafeng, China’s farthest offshore wind farm, has been connected to the grid. The China Three Gorges Corporation confirmed that the offshore wind farm began producing renewable energy on 4 July. The project is located in the northeastern sea area of Dafeng District, […]

  • University of Malta Studying Role of CO2 in Offshore Energy Storage Development

    10 February 2022
    Business & Finance, R&D, Technology

    Researchers at the University of Malta have kicked off research to assess how the significant amounts of CO2 available from carbon capture and storage (CCS) facilities may support offshore energy storage systems co-located within the same footprint of wind farms. The Investigating the thermal performance of Subsea Energy Storage Accumulators with a 2-Phase Fluid Transition […]